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David Adams (tennis)

South African tennis player

Field	Value
name	David Adams
country_represented
birth_date
birth_place	Durban, South Africa
height	1.88 m
turnedpro	1989
plays	Right-handed
careerprizemoney	$2,534,247
singlestitles	0
highestsinglesranking	No. 131 (24 October 1994)
AustralianOpenresult	1R (1996)
doublesrecord	246–258
doublestitles	19
highestdoublesranking	No. 9 (21 February 1994)
AustralianOpenDoublesresult	3R (1994, 1999, 2001, 2002)
FrenchOpenDoublesresult	F (1992)
WimbledonDoublesresult	SF (2000)
USOpenDoublesresult	SF (1993)
AustralianOpenMixedresult	W (1999)
FrenchOpenMixedresult	W (2000)
Team	yes
DavisCupresult	4–2

David Dixie Adams (born 5 January 1970) is a former tennis player from South Africa. He turned professional in 1989. In his career, he won 19 doubles titles and finished runner-up an additional 33 times, including at the French Open in 1992. He achieved a career-high doubles ranking of world No. 9 in February 1994.

Adams participated in six Davis Cup ties for South Africa between 1997 and 2003, posting a 4–2 record, all in doubles.

Adams won two Grand Slam titles in mixed doubles, both with fellow South African Mariaan de Swardt, taking the Australian Open title in 1999 and the French Open title in 2000.

Grand Slam finals

Mixed doubles: 2 (2 titles)

Result	Year	Championship	Surface	Partner	Opponents
Win	1999	Australian Open	Hard	RSA Mariaan de Swardt	BLR Max Mirnyi
USA Serena Williams	6–4, 4–6, 7–6(7–5)
Win	2000	French Open	Clay	RSA Mariaan de Swardt	AUS Todd Woodbridge
AUS Rennae Stubbs	6–3, 3–6, 6–3

Career finals

Doubles: 52 (19 titles, 33 runner-ups)

Result	W/L	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents
Win	1.	May 1992	Munich, Germany	Clay	NED Menno Oosting	AUS Carl Limberger
TCH Tomáš Anzari	3–6, 7–5, 6–3
Loss	1.	Jun 1992	French Open, Paris	Clay	RUS Andrei Olhovskiy	SUI Jakob Hlasek
SUI Marc Rosset	6–7, 7–6, 5–7
Loss	2.	Nov 1992	Moscow, Russia	Carpet (i)	RUS Andrei Olhovskiy	RSA Marius Barnard
RSA John-Laffnie de Jager	4–6, 6–3, 6–7
Loss	3.	Feb 1993	Rotterdam, Netherlands	Carpet (i)	RUS Andrei Olhovskiy	SWE Henrik Holm
SWE Anders Järryd	4–6, 6–7
Win	2.	Mar 1993	Copenhagen, Denmark	Carpet (i)	RUS Andrei Olhovskiy	CZE Martin Damm
CZE Daniel Vacek	6–3, 3–6, 6–3
Win	3.	Apr 1993	Estoril, Portugal	Clay	RUS Andrei Olhovskiy	NED Menno Oosting
GER Udo Riglewski	6–3, 7–5
Loss	4.	Jun 1993	Rosmalen, Netherlands	Grass	RUS Andrei Olhovskiy	USA Patrick McEnroe
USA Jonathan Stark	6–7, 6–1, 4–6
Loss	5.	Sep 1993	Bordeaux, France	Hard	RUS Andrei Olhovskiy	ARG Pablo Albano
ARG Javier Frana	6–7, 6–4, 3–6
Loss	6.	Oct 1993	Bolzano, Italy	Carpet (i)	RUS Andrei Olhovskiy	NED Hendrik Jan Davids
RSA Piet Norval	3–6, 2–6
Loss	7.	Jan 1994	Adelaide, Australia	Hard	ZIM Byron Black	AUS Andrew Kratzmann
AUS Mark Kratzmann	4–6, 3–6
Win	4.	Feb 1994	Stuttgart Indoor, Germany	Carpet (i)	RUS Andrei Olhovskiy	CAN Grant Connell
USA Patrick Galbraith	6–7, 6–4, 7–6
Win	5.	Mar 1994	Casablanca, Morocco	Clay	NED Menno Oosting	ITA Cristian Brandi
ITA Federico Mordegan	6–3, 6–4
Loss	8.	Apr 1994	Osaka, Japan	Hard	RUS Andrei Olhovskiy	CZE Martin Damm
AUS Sandon Stolle	4–6, 4–6
Loss	9.	Aug 1994	Hilversum, Netherlands	Clay	RUS Andrei Olhovskiy	ARG Daniel Orsanic
NED Jan Siemerink	4–6, 2–6
Win	6.	Aug 1994	Kitzbühel, Austria	Clay	RUS Andrei Olhovskiy	ESP Sergio Casal
ESP Emilio Sánchez	6–7, 6–3, 7–5
Loss	10.	Oct 1994	Beijing, China	Carpet (i)	RUS Andrei Olhovskiy	USA Tommy Ho
USA Kent Kinnear	6–7, 3–6
Loss	11.	Nov 1994	Moscow, Russia	Carpet (i)	RUS Andrei Olhovskiy	NED Jacco Eltingh
NED Paul Haarhuis	w/o
Win	7.	Jan 1995	Jakarta, Indonesia	Hard	RUS Andrei Olhovskiy	HAI Ronald Agénor
JPN Shuzo Matsuoka	7–5, 6–3
Win	8.	Feb 1995	Marseille, France	Carpet (i)	RUS Andrei Olhovskiy	FRA Jean-Philippe Fleurian
FRA Rodolphe Gilbert	6–1, 6–4
Win	9.	Mar 1996	Rotterdam, Netherlands	Carpet (i)	RSA Marius Barnard	NED Hendrik Jan Davids
CZE Cyril Suk	6–3, 5–7, 7–6
Loss	12.	May 1996	Sankt Pölten, Austria	Clay	NED Menno Oosting	CZE Ctislav Doseděl
CZE Pavel Vízner	7–6, 4–6, 3–6
Loss	13.	Jul 1996	Kitzbühel, Austria	Clay	NED Menno Oosting	CZE Libor Pimek
RSA Byron Talbot	6–7, 3–6
Loss	14.	Sep 1996	Bucharest, Romania	Clay	NED Menno Oosting	SWE David Ekerot
USA Jeff Tarango	6–7, 6–7
Loss	15.	Sep 1996	Basel, Switzerland	Hard (i)	NED Menno Oosting	RUS Yevgeny Kafelnikov
CZE Daniel Vacek	3–6, 4–6
Win	10.	Feb 1997	Antwerp, Belgium	Hard (i)	FRA Olivier Delaître	AUS Sandon Stolle
CZE Cyril Suk	3–6, 6–2, 6–1
Loss	16.	Mar 1997	Milan, Italy	Carpet (i)	RUS Andrei Olhovskiy	ARG Pablo Albano
SWE Peter Nyborg	4–6, 6–7
Loss	17.	Jun 1997	Halle, Germany	Grass	RSA Marius Barnard	GER Karsten Braasch
GER Michael Stich	6–7, 3–6
Loss	18.	Nov 1997	Moscow, Russia	Carpet (i)	FRA Fabrice Santoro	CZE Martin Damm
CZE Cyril Suk	4–6, 3–6
Loss	19.	May 1998	Hamburg, Germany	Clay	NZL Brett Steven	USA Donald Johnson
USA Francisco Montana	2–6, 5–7
Loss	20.	May 1998	Sankt Pölten, Austria	Clay	ZIM Wayne Black	USA Jim Grabb
AUS David Macpherson	4–6, 4–6
Loss	21.	Oct 1998	Vienna, Austria	Carpet (i)	RSA John-Laffnie de Jager	RUS Yevgeny Kafelnikov
CZE Daniel Vacek	5–7, 3–6
Loss	22.	Oct 1998	Ostrava, Czech Republic	Carpet (i)	CZE Pavel Vízner	GER Nicolas Kiefer
GER David Prinosil	4–6, 3–6
Loss	23.	Feb 1999	Marseille, France	Hard (i)	CZE Pavel Vízner	BLR Max Mirnyi
RUS Andrei Olhovskiy	5–7, 6–7(7–9)
Loss	24.	Feb 1999	Dubai, UAE	Hard	RSA John-Laffnie de Jager	ZIM Wayne Black
AUS Sandon Stolle	6–4, 1–6, 4–6
Win	11.	Feb 1999	Rotterdam, Netherlands	Carpet (i)	RSA John-Laffnie de Jager	GBR Neil Broad
AUS Peter Tramacchi	6–7, 6–3, 6–4
Loss	25.	May 1999	Rome, Italy	Clay	RSA John-Laffnie de Jager	RSA Ellis Ferreira
USA Rick Leach	7–6, 1–6, 2–6
Win	12.	Jul 1999	Båstad, Sweden	Clay	USA Jeff Tarango	SWE Nicklas Kulti
SWE Mikael Tillström	7–6(8–6), 6–4
Loss	26.	Aug 1999	Washington, D.C., U.S.	Hard	RSA John-Laffnie de Jager	USA Justin Gimelstob
CAN Sébastien Lareau	5–7, 7–6(7–2), 3–6
Win	13.	Sep 1999	Bournemouth, England	Clay	USA Jeff Tarango	GER Michael Kohlmann
SWE Nicklas Kulti	6–3, 6–7(5–7), 7–6(7–5)
Loss	27.	Oct 1999	Toulouse, France	Hard (i)	RSA John-Laffnie de Jager	FRA Olivier Delaître
USA Jeff Tarango	6–3, 6–7(2–7), 4–6
Loss	28.	Oct 1999	Stuttgart Indoor, Germany	Hard (i)	RSA John-Laffnie de Jager	SWE Jonas Björkman
ZIM Byron Black	7–6(8–6), 6–7(2–7), 0–6
Win	14.	Feb 2000	Rotterdam, Netherlands	Hard (i)	RSA John-Laffnie de Jager	GBR Tim Henman
RUS Yevgeny Kafelnikov	5–7, 6–2, 6–3
Win	15.	Feb 2000	London, England	Hard (i)	RSA John-Laffnie de Jager	USA Jan-Michael Gambill
USA Scott Humphries	6–3, 6–7(7–9), 7–6(13–11)
Loss	29.	Apr 2000	Estoril, Portugal	Clay	AUS Joshua Eagle	USA Donald Johnson
RSA Piet Norval	4–6, 5–7
Win	16.	May 2000	Munich, Germany	Clay	RSA John-Laffnie de Jager	BLR Max Mirnyi
FR Yugoslavia Nenad Zimonjić	6–4, 6–4
Loss	30.	Jan 2001	Auckland, New Zealand	Hard	ARG Martín García	RSA Marius Barnard
USA Jim Thomas	6–7(10–12), 4–6
Loss	31.	Mar 2001	Acapulco, Mexico	Clay	ARG Martín García	USA Donald Johnson
BRA Gustavo Kuerten	3–6, 6–7(5–7)
Loss	32.	Mar 2002	Delray Beach, U.S.	Hard	AUS Ben Ellwood	CZE Martin Damm
CZE Cyril Suk	4–6, 7–6(7–5), [5–10]
Loss	33.	Jul 2002	Stuttgart Outdoor, Germany	Clay	ARG Gastón Etlis	AUS Joshua Eagle
CZE David Rikl	3–6, 4–6
Win	17.	Sep 2002	Tashkent, Uzbekistan	Hard	RSA Robbie Koenig	NED Raemon Sluiter
NED Martin Verkerk	6–2, 7–5
Win	18.	Oct 2002	St. Petersburg, Russia	Hard (i)	USA Jared Palmer	GEO Irakli Labadze
RUS Marat Safin	7–6(10–8), 6–3
Win	19.	Jan 2003	Auckland, New Zealand	Hard	RSA Robbie Koenig	CZE Tomáš Cibulec
CZE Leoš Friedl	7–6(7–5), 3–6, 6–3

Doubles performance timeline

Tournament	1987	1988	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	Career SR	Career win–loss
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open	A	A	A	2R	A	2R	1R	3R	2R	1R	1R	2R	3R	2R	3R	3R	2R	0 / 13	14–13
French Open	A	A	A	A	A	F	2R	SF	1R	2R	1R	1R	1R	1R	1R	2R	1R	0 / 12	12–12
Wimbledon	A	A	A	A	2R	1R	2R	1R	1R	1R	1R	1R	3R	SF	3R	2R	2R	0 / 13	12–12
US Open	A	A	A	A	1R	1R	SF	QF	1R	3R	QF	3R	2R	1R	1R	1R	1R	0 / 13	15–13
Grand Slam SR	0 / 0	0 / 0	0 / 0	0 / 1	0 / 2	0 / 4	0 / 4	0 / 4	0 / 4	0 / 4	0 / 4	0 / 4	0 / 4	0 / 4	0 / 4	0 / 4	0 / 4	0 / 51	N/A
Annual win–loss	0–0	0–0	0–0	1–1	1–2	6–4	6–3	9–4	1–4	3–4	3–4	3–4	5–4	5–4	4–4	4–4	2–4	N/A	53–50
ATP Masters Series
Indian Wells	NME	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	2R	1R	QF	1R	1R	1R	0 / 6	3–6
Miami	NME	A	A	A	3R	A	3R	A	A	QF	2R	3R	3R	2R	1R	0 / 8	8–8
Monte Carlo	NME	A	A	A	SF	A	A	1R	1R	2R	1R	2R	QF	1R	1R	0 / 9	6–9
Rome	NME	A	A	QF	1R	1R	A	1R	QF	1R	F	1R	1R	1R	2R	0 / 11	9–11
Hamburg	NME	A	A	2R	2R	QF	A	1R	2R	F	2R	1R	2R	QF	1R	0 / 11	11–11
Canada	NME	A	A	A	A	A	2R	1R	1R	1R	SF	QF	SF	1R	A	0 / 8	9–8
Cincinnati	NME	A	A	2R	1R	A	1R	A	1R	1R	QF	1R	1R	2R	1R	0 / 10	4–10
Madrid (Stuttgart)	NME	A	A	1R	2R	2R	A	1R	2R	1R	F	2R	2R	QF	A	0 / 10	7–10
Paris	NME	A	A	1R	QF	QF	QF	QF	2R	1R	2R	QF	2R	2R	A	0 / 11	12–11
Masters Series SR	N/A	0 / 0	0 / 0	0 / 5	0 / 7	0 / 4	0 / 4	0 / 6	0 / 7	0 / 9	0 / 9	0 / 9	0 / 9	0 / 9	0 / 6	0 / 84	N/A
Annual win–loss	N/A	0–0	0–0	4–5	5–7	2–4	4–4	2–6	5–7	9–9	14–9	7–9	9–9	7–9	1–6	N/A	69–84
Year-end ranking	824	434	289	180	101	26	20	13	71	35	25	37	12	19	33	27	91	N/A

References

(31 January 1999). "Kafelnikov captures Open title". BBC News.
(2008). "Blacks at the Net : Black Achievement in the History of Tennis.". Syracuse University Press.

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